Polite Intonation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 23: Polite intonation · Set 48 · 40 questions

How to say it (Let your voice move): Requests: Could you…? / May I…? / Can I…? — not a flat order. Choices and lists: up on each item, down on the last — tea ↗ or coffee ↘? Tags: down when you are sure and want agreement; up when you really ask.

1. 1.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) milk
2. 2.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could you shut the door? (b) Shut the door.
3. 3.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) dosa
4. 4.A list: “We bought rice, coffee and water.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) coffee (c) water
5. 5.A list: “We bought lassi, dosa and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) coffee (c) dosa
6. 6.A list: “We bought tea, milk and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) juice (c) milk
7. 7.A list: “We bought dosa, idli and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) rice (c) idli
8. 8.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) dosa
9. 9.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) milk
10. 10.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) idli
11. 11.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) juice
12. 12.A list: “We bought juice, idli and roti.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) juice (c) idli
13. 13.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) milk
14. 14.“She likes tea, doesn’t she?” You are not sure and really want to know. Does your voice go up or down on the tag? (a) Up ↗ (b) Down ↘
15. 15.A list: “We bought rice, tea and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) rice (c) idli
16. 16.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) milk
17. 17.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) coffee
18. 18.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) idli
19. 19.A list: “We bought roti, juice and water.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) water (c) roti
20. 20.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) water
21. 21.A list: “We bought roti, coffee and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) dosa (c) roti
22. 22.A list: “We bought tea, rice and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) rice (c) tea
23. 23.Which sounds more polite? (a) Pass the salt. (b) Could you pass the salt?
24. 24.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) tea
25. 25.A list: “We bought tea, juice and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) tea (c) lassi
26. 26.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) milk
27. 27.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) roti
28. 28.Offering a choice: “Would you like juice or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) coffee
29. 29.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) coffee
30. 30.Which sounds more polite? (a) Give me water. (b) Can I have some water?
31. 31.Which sounds more polite? (a) Help me. (b) Could you help me?
32. 32.“You are coming, aren’t you?” You are not sure and really want to know. Does your voice go up or down on the tag? (a) Up ↗ (b) Down ↘
33. 33.A list: “We bought idli, tea and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) rice (c) idli
34. 34.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) milk
35. 35.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) water
36. 36.Which sounds more polite? (a) I am coming in. (b) May I come in?
37. 37.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) water
38. 38.A list: “We bought tea, dosa and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) milk (c) dosa
39. 39.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) tea
40. 40.“He can swim, can’t he?” You are not sure and really want to know. Does your voice go up or down on the tag? (a) Up ↗ (b) Down ↘

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